diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/pidfd/pidfd_wait.c b/tools/testing/selftests/pidfd/pidfd_wait.c
index 17999e082aa71..070c1c876df15 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/pidfd/pidfd_wait.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/pidfd/pidfd_wait.c
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ TEST(wait_states)
 		.flags = CLONE_PIDFD | CLONE_PARENT_SETTID,
 		.exit_signal = SIGCHLD,
 	};
-	int ret;
 	pid_t pid;
 	siginfo_t info = {
 		.si_signo = 0,